"This summer, NASA engineers will try to realize a dream older than the Space Age itself: the deployment of a working solar sail in Earth orbit. The name of the sail is NanoSail-D and it is scheduled for launch onboard a SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket as early as Tomorrow July 29, 2008. " Click here for the full story.
The Picture above shows the Christopher Columbus ship….yeah reminds me of my old school history lessons…You can buy the Columbus story book at Amazon.com.
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"NASA’s Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST for short) left Earth yesterday (11th June 08) onboard a Delta II rocket. "The entire GLAST Team is elated," reports program manager Kevin Grady of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. "The observatory is now on-orbit and all systems continue to operate as planned."
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Hello Everyone 🙂
Previously I added the video There We Are!! In Space!
And here is another Great Trip but in PowerPoint. One of my Friends sent it to me. Its shows you How Big and How Small we are! FROM MICRO TO MACROCOSMOS
Please download the file below, I’ll leave you now… Have a great journey 🙂
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Now Arabic version included 🙂
& a short Video
Enjoy 🙂
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Stay tuned for WHEN WE LEFT EARTH – THE NASA MISSIONS on Sundays 9PM ep
Click here for latest updates Space.com
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Thanks for DiscoveryChannelTV comment below. Anyone Interested and would like to buy…Its Available in AstroStore , both in DVD and Blu-Ray 🙂 Formats
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Below is very interesting powerpoint presentation file about Space Shuttle Processing. Before flight activates, rarely seen by the general public.
Live Long & Prosper
Mundhir